Hollygreen Practice, Rotherham: patient reviews and CQC rating

Hollygreen Practice is a GP practice in Rotherham with 11,488 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 54% of its patients described their overall experience as good, below the England figure of 77% (South Yorkshire: 77%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, in a report published in December 2018. It has 6.0 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 1,919 patients per GP.

Latest data: September 2026. Patient survey 2026; registered patients September 2026; appointments to August 2026.

What patients say about Hollygreen Practice

Its result closest to England is the share who said they were treated with care and concern: 84%, against 86% across England. Its weakest is the share who found it easy to contact the practice through its website: 26%, below the England figure of 58%. Of the 11 results in the table, 0 are above England and 6 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 5 within it.

On overall experience it is 28th of the 28 practices in Rotherham with 50 or more responses. 47% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 12 points lower than in 2025 (66%). 98 patients answered the survey (response rate 25%).

Survey questionHollygreen PracticeSouth YorkshireEngland
Overall experience good54%77%77%
Easy to contact by phone47%54%57%
Easy to contact via the website26%55%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App32%56%54%
Reception team helpful73%85%85%
Last contact good47%72%73%
Wait for appointment about right54%70%69%
Listened to well82%87%87%
Treated with care and concern84%86%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician90%93%93%
Needs met87%91%90%

CQC's overall rating for Hollygreen Practice is Good, published in December 2018. All 5 key questions are rated Good. It held the same rating in the report before (February 2016).

Key questionRating
SafeGood
Well-ledGood
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveGood

11,488 patients were registered at Hollygreen Practice in September 2026, up 0.9% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

20% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 6.0 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 1,919 patients per GP, fewer than the England figure of 2,171 and South Yorkshire's 2,097. The practice also has 4.0 nurses and 1.8 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20235.55.5
August 20246.07.1
August 20256.06.0
August 20266.06.8

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 6,295 appointments a month, or 548 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 92% were face to face (England: 63%). 20% took place on the day they were booked and 11% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

28% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 5% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureHollygreen PracticeSouth YorkshireEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month548560510
Face to face92%65%63%
Same day as booked20%45%45%
More than 28 days after booking11%8%5%
Did not attend5%4%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for COPD (4.6% against 1.9%), peripheral arterial disease (1.3% against 0.6%) and palliative or supportive care needs (1.0% against 0.6%). It has a lower share for osteoporosis (0.1% against 1.2%), chronic kidney disease (2.8% against 4.6%) and depression (10.3% against 14.3%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 41.8 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).

Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 79.4 years for women and 76.2 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
High blood pressureAll ages18.8%15.2%
Diabetes17+ yrs10.4%7.9%
Depression18+ yrs10.3%14.3%
Asthma6+ yrs7.6%6.6%
COPDAll ages4.6%1.9%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages4.5%3.0%
CancerAll ages3.6%3.8%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs2.8%4.6%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages2.5%2.2%
Stroke and TIAAll ages2.3%1.9%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages1.3%0.6%
Heart failureAll ages1.2%1.1%
Epilepsy18+ yrs1.2%0.8%
DementiaAll ages1.1%0.8%
Palliative careAll ages1.0%0.6%
Serious mental illnessAll ages1.0%1.0%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.8%0.6%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.8%0.8%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.1%1.2%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2569.5%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2567.3%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2474.9%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2471.9%74.9%

75% of the practice's patients live in the S63 postcode district, followed by S72 (20%), S73 (2%) and DN5 (2%). 98% live in Barnsley, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
S638,57875%
S722,33320%
S732642%
DN51802%

Hollygreen Practice, The Goldthorpe Centre, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9EH. Phone: 01709 886490.

Nearby practiceDistanceOverall experience good
Goldthorpe Medical Centre0.0 km66%
Lakeside Surgery0.0 km75%
Dearne Valley Group Practice2.2 km65%
Dr Polkinghorn and Partners3.7 km79%
Garland House Surgery4.1 km78%

How do patients rate Hollygreen Practice?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 54% of patients described their overall experience of Hollygreen Practice as good, below the England figure of 77%. 47% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at Hollygreen Practice?

11,488 patients were registered in September 2026, up 0.9% on a year earlier.

What is Hollygreen Practice's CQC rating?

Good overall, published in December 2018.

How many GPs does Hollygreen Practice have?

6.0 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (9 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 1,919 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at Hollygreen Practice face to face?

92% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is Hollygreen Practice's phone number?

01709 886490.

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